Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Response from the Schools Minister: Funding Confirmation
In continuation of our previous correspondence with the Schools Minister, we have received a response to our most recent letter sent on…
Ensuring the Future of Music Education
We have announced the development of six calls to action which will be presented to all political parties ahead of the UK…
Correspondence with the Schools Minister: Funding Shortfall
Over the past few months, we have had correspondence with the new Schools Minister, Damian Hinds, around the current landscape in the…
Schools Minister Response: Music Education Funding Shortfall
On 5th December we wrote, in partnership with the Independent Society of Musicians and the Musicians Union, to the Secretary of State for…
Response from the new Schools Minister
On the 23rd November, we wrote to the new Schools Minister to introduce Music Mark and outline our view of the current…
A Letter to the Secretary of State for Education
On 5th December we wrote, in partnership with the ISM and MU, to the Secretary of State for Education on behalf of…
Ofsted’s new Music Subject Report
Following the publication of a set of literature review reports from Ofsted in 2021/22, they are now publishing subject reports. The Music…
Music Mark urges Government to reconsider £1.2m cut to Teachers Pension Scheme support
Within the new Music Hub Investment Programme guidance for applicants was a single line statement which will result in a cut of over…
DfE ‘Prescribed Geographies’ to be tested with further consultation
Music Mark has learned today that its recommendation for additional consultation to test the ‘prescribed geographies’ will take place. The term ‘prescribed…
Lost in Conversation: Concerns about the Music Hub Investment Process consultation
Music Mark is concerned that a focus on provision of an equitable, diverse and inclusive Music Education is being lost within the…
Cutting music from the school day is ‘short-sighted and inappropriate’
Individually and together (including with the ISM through the #CanDoMusiccampaign), Music Mark and the Music Teachers’ Association (MTA) have worked hard to…
#CanDoMusic partners refresh campaign and call for music education champions
As schools across the UK reopen for the new academic year this Autumn, the partners who created the #CanDoMusic campaign are calling…
